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Cheap Easy Ways To Spruce Up Your Home & Make It Look More Expensive

60 Cheap Easy Ways To Spruce Up Your Home & Make It Look More Expensive

These easy picks help your home look like a million bucks, at a (tiny) fraction of the price.

by Jessica Booth
Amazon
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Even easy improvements can completely elevate your space, making it look surprisingly luxurious. This doesn’t require spending a lot: Key decorative pieces and strategic storage solutions give off a sleek, expensive feel. Keeping your home neat, clean, and put together also helps things look fancy — and doesn’t require much effort, either. There are plenty of easy, multifunctional pieces that can help you achieve all of the above, and loads of them are right here.

01Add A Hanging Basket To Turn Plants Into Decor

Inexpensive and easy to use, this macrame plant hanger makes for eye-catching decor in any room of your house. Simply place your favorite indoor plant in the basket-like stand, then hang it from the ceiling. This looks especially nice with plants that feature dangling vines and leaves, and it makes them so much more decorative.

02Use A Storage Rack For Mats & Workout Equipment

Make your home gym even more functional with this wall-mounted organizer. Three wire hook shelves make it easy to stash a few yoga mats or foam rollers, a small wooden shelf at the top is great for weights or blocks, and hooks at the bottom are perfect for other exercise accessories, like jump ropes or bands. It’s easy to mount this to the wall and creates such an organized space.

03Do A Quick Cabinet Makeover With Chic Brass Knobs

Give your cabinets an instant update by swapping out the hardware — it’s easy and much less expensive than a full renovation. These brass knobs have a solid feel and sleek look. The textured sides makes them visually interesting and gives them a vintage-inspired look. They’re available in a variety of sizes and can be purchased in a pack of two, four, or six.

04Decorate With A Stylish Diffuser That Smells Fantastic

Swap out candles for this flower reed diffuser, which has a stylish and decorative feel, and also allows for a subtle scent in your home. Filled with essential oils, this makes rooms smell lovey but is never overpowering. It comes with the reeds needed as well as faux flowers for an aesthetically pleasing vibe. Choose between seven different fragrances.

05Keep Your Shower Organized With Sleek Caddies

If the shower is a mess, it kind of ruins the whole bathroom vibe. Keep your favorite products organized with these shower caddies, which come in a pack of six in various sizes. They’re made of durable stainless steel, they stick on to install, and they can hold up to 40 pounds each.

06Update Old Pillows With Pretty Textured Covers

Updating your throw pillows is an easy way to instantly elevate the look of the couch. Instead of spending on brand new pillows, these two decorative throw pillow covers let you refresh the ones you have. The pretty striped pattern is versatile and goes with most decor, and they’re available in 36 different colors and several different sizes.

07Protect Your Electric Stovetop With A Silicone Cover

This silicone stove top cover is perfect for covering up a scratched stovetop — or turning it into extra counter space. It’s heat resistant up to 400 degrees Fahrenheit, and it’s easy to wipe clean as needed. Its textured surface means it can even double as a drying mat when needed.

08Make Your Bed Look Luxe With Silky Satin Pillowcases

These ultra-inexpensive satin pillowcases have impressively garnered over 220,000 five-star ratings. They’re silky, lightweight, and easy to care for, and they feel and look more luxurious than your typical cotton pillowcase. “These pillowcases are so soft! Like, really, really soft. When I put my head on it, it feels like a cloud is hugging my face,” one shopper raved in a review.

09Add Modern-Looking Hooks To Hold Towels & More

Super inexpensive and incredibly easy to use, these adhesive wall hooks come in handy in so many different ways. Made of a durable stainless steel, they have a sleek and expensive look to them, with an adhesive backing that makes it simple to mount them basically anywhere. They’re sturdy and neatly store towels, bathrobes, hats, sweatshirts, and can hold up to 15 pounds.

10Level Up Your Morning Routine With This Elegant Kettle

This electric water kettle by Bodum has a sleek, elegant design that makes it feel very stylish. It holds up to .8 liters of water, and the slim spout makes it a breeze to pour water without spilling. And it’s fast: one shopper wrote, “This one, even at full capacity, takes less than 5 minutes to bring to 'just below' boiling temp.”

11Clean Just About Any Surface With A Powerful Electric Scrub Brush

Keep your home impressively clean and shiny by using this electric spin scrubber. The powerful motor helps scrub off dirt and grime while allowing you to use less effort than you would on your own, and is ideal for a variety of surfaces. It comes with six different brush heads to handle various surfaces, and the ergonomic handheld design makes it comfortable to work with.

12Enjoy Privacy (& Filtered Sunlight) With Window Films

Good news: It’s totally possible to enjoy natural sunlight without having to worry about strangers seeing inside your home. You just need to add this privacy film to your windows. The static cling backing makes installation (and removal) a breeze, and it blurs out the windows without darkening. “[...] Easy to install and looks very sleek, modern and professional,” one shopper raved.

13Elevate Outdoor Time With A Tabletop Firepit

Perfect for entertaining or having outdoor meals, this table top firepit is adorable and functional. It offers a long-lasting, safe burn, with decorative stones around it that look chic. It comes with four roasting sticks to make s’mores or roasted marshmallows, along with an extinguisher to put out the flames fast. The ceramic wicks offer a clean burn and it’s smoke-free, making it suitable for indoor use as well.

14Stylishly Store Wine In A Geometric Rack

Don’t let wine bottles collect dust or languish in a cabinet — this countertop wine rack makes an attractive way to display them so they also double as decor. This has a cool and contemporary geometric shape, and can hold five of your favorite bottles. It’s small enough to fit on your counter, tabletop, or furniture, and is available in several styles and finishes.

15Use Chic Ceramic Vases & Pampas Grass For Long-Lasting Decor

Pampas grass offers an earthy, eclectic vibe when used as decor. These three ceramic vases come with a variety of different dried pampas grass, and each vase is a slightly different size. The circular shape gives them a cool, contemporary feel — fill them with the 65 pieces of pampas grass included, then use them all together or throughout your home.

16Organize Under The Sink With Clear Storage Drawers

Sprucing up your home includes decluttering even the unseen spaces, like underneath your bathroom sink. These clear pull-out storage drawers, which come in a pack of four, are small enough to fit in most under-sink cabinets and offer a convenient way to store your products. One shopper wrote that they enjoy that these “allowed me to store my items in a more compact way without sacrificing the ease of being able to find things.”

17Use A Cushy Rug To Make The Bathroom More Inviting

This absorbent bath mat is a simple way to make your bathroom look and feel more elevated — and also safer. Made of plush chenille with a soft, cushioned feel, this mat is ultra-absorbent and soaks up water before it can make a mess and cause a fall. It dries super fast and has a rubber backing so that it won’t slip around. Choose from 30 colors.

18Opt For A Luxe, Spa-Like Touch With This Bathtub Tray

Turn your bathroom into a sanctuary with this simple accessory: a wooden bathtub tray. It will quickly become your go-to bath accessory, with several handy compartments, like a phone holder, wine glass holder, removable trays, a tablet or book holder, and a soap holder. It can be laid across your tub, and can fold to a compact size for easy storage.

19Enhance Cabinet Space With These Shelf Risers

Maximizing your shelf and cabinet space is key for keeping your pantry neat. These two bamboo shelf risers are a great start as they add shelf space and make it easier to organize your items. They keep things within easy reach and can also nest together if needed, and look nice enough to be used out on a countertop as well.

20Upgrade Your Bed With Soft, Highly Rated Sheets

With more than 111,000 five-star ratings, this bed sheet set is a definite favorite among Amazon shoppers. It comes with a flat sheet, a fitted sheet, and four matching pillow cases, all for the price of lunch which is a real steal. “These sheets are the best I have ever had! I have different sets of high count Egyptian cotton sets, and these are softer,” one shopper raved. Another shopper wrote, “They don’t wrinkle and wash well.”

21Give Hallways A Makeover With A Washable Runner Rug

The right rug instantly makes a space look more put together and sophisticated. This machine-washable hallway runner rug is made of a lightweight chenille that feels nice under your feet and adds a luxurious look. It’s available in 23 different colors and prints, and a slew of different sizes, to best fit your space.

22Install Decorative Plates To Beautify Your Outlets

Sometimes the little details are the most important when it comes to elevating the look of your home. One example is swapping out your standard wall switch plates for something more interesting, like these decorative switch plates. They’re made of heavy duty brass with an antique look and cool beading, and are easy to install — just screw them in.

23Display Your Favorite Books With Real Marble Bookends

Turn your TBR book pile into decor when you tuck them between these marble bookends. Made of genuine white marble, they’re super steady, and have rubber pads on the bottom so they won’t scratch any surfaces. They also look so luxurious and the marble makes them seem more expensive than they are.

24Make Your Space Extra Cozy With Lots Of Pillows

Want to spruce up the look of your bed or couch? When in doubt, add more throw pillows. This set of four throw pillow inserts has garnered more than 91,000 five-star ratings for their fluffy and comfy feel, along with their budget-friendly price point. They’re available in 16 different sizes and can be stuffed into any pillo case you like.

25Walk Into A Neater Entryway With This Shoe Rack

Even a large entryway can benefit from this sleek bamboo shoe rack. It’s 27 inches wide and can easily handle several pairs of shoes so they don’t end up tossed in a messy pile, and it’s lightweight enough to move around as needed. You can also use this to organize your closet, fast.

26Streamline Storage With Magnetic Shelves

Especially ideal for smaller kitchens, these magnetic storage racks magnetize to the side of your refrigerator to make the most of the space. They come in a pack of four and can be placed on any magnetic surface, and can hold up to 8 pounds of items like spices, utensils, and oil and vinegar. The rustproof material is durable and strong, and they’re easy to move and configure.

27Bring In Greenery With Easy Faux Olive Branches

One of the simplest ways to add some color and earthiness to your space is to add plants. Even if you don’t have a green thumb, you can do this with faux plants, and these artificial olive branches are an eye-catching option. Stick them in your favorite vase for low-maintenance decor that looks surprisingly realistic.

28Opt For Handy Cordless Lighting That Enhances Decor

This compact lamp is the perfect accessory for a beautifully put-together table setting, or just as decor in a living room or kitchen. Crystal and glass beads make it really pretty while it gives off a soothing yellow glow for some nice ambiance. Because it’s battery-powered and wireless, it’s easy to move this around as needed.

29Conceal Exposed Cords With This Cable Sleeve

Exposed wires and cords look cluttered and unsightly, and can also be a safety hazard. Keep yours under wraps (literally) with this cable sleeve. You simply wrap it around the cables — the self-closing design seals around them to keep everything functional but much more discreet. It’s easy to unseal and adjust if needed and can be cut to size.

30Use This Surprisingly Elegant Brush & Dustpan Set

This mini brush and dustpan has a strangely elegant look, but of course really comes in handy when you need to clean up inevitable little messes. The circular handle and compact size make it storage friendly, and it’s easy to pull out and use in tight spaces. After all, a well cared-for home equals a home that looks more expensive.

31Place Bathroom Essentials In Pretty Jars

Elevate the look of your bathroom and stay more organized by using these durable apothecary jars for storage. These elegantly stash small items, like hair ties, cotton swabs, and bobby pins, and have decor-friendly bamboo lids. They can save on storage space since they’re more compact than most original packaging, and make it easy to see and access items inside.

32Give Your Fridge A Sleek Look With This Egg Dispenser

You can keep the refrigerator organized and cleaner-feeling by replacing standard egg packaging with a more streamlined option, such as this egg dispenser. The clever design allows you to neatly store 12 to 14 eggs, and each time you pull one off, the rest roll down to be in position. The double-tiered design also stores your eggs in a smaller footprint.

33Add A Pop Of Color With Colorful Hand Towels

If you’re more into fun and funky than classic and minimalist, add these brightly colored hand towels to your bathroom (or kitchen). They come in a cute checkerboard pattern, and this set of four includes a variety of colors (you can also buy them all in one color). These are soft, fluffy, and absorbent, and the perfect size for drying hands.

34Remove Dust From Hard To Reach Spots With This Gap Cleaner

If your goal is to spruce up your house, then you need to get rid of sneaky dust that could be making things look dingy. This dust cleaner brush makes it simple. The flat brush head is meant to slide into every hard-to-reach spot, from ceiling fans to underneath appliances and furniture. A retractable handle can go from 31 to 61 inches, and it comes with two microfiber brushes that grab onto dust and can be washed and reused.

35Keep Devices Tidy In A Convenient Charging Station

A charging station like this seriously streamlines your handheld device setup, especially if you have multiple people living there or have friends over a lot. It can charge up to five devices at once with the USB-A ports, including a variety of phones, tablets, and speakers. Dividers make it easy to carefully stack your devices and included short cords keep things tidy.

36Elevate Your Coffee Station With Minimalist Stacking Mugs

Every coffee station needs mugs — even if you’re not an avid coffee drinker, this stackable mug set doubles as decor. It comes with four ceramic mugs that are dishwasher, microwave, and oven-safe, with a cute sprinkled look. The black metal rack to holds them all in a very small footprint. This is space-saving, convenient, and elegant.

37Line Your Driveway With Glowing Solar Lights

Give your yard a simple and effective makeover by adding easy lighting. These solar driveway lights screw in to install (screws are included) and using them couldn’t be easier, since they charge on their own in the sunlight and don’t require any wiring. These give off a bright light — choose between blue or white modes — that illuminate your driveway or path and are waterproof and durable.

38Create Fun Reflective Decor With Mirror Tiles

These wall mirror tiles are fun to play around with as striking and functional wall decor. You can place them together as a full-length mirror, a horizontal mirror, or stagger them for a unique look. They are easy to install thanks to strong double-sided stickers (included), and offer HD reflection, so they do work effectively as a mirror.

39Add Storage To Small Bathrooms With A Slim Stand

The tall and compact design of this toilet paper stand makes it ideal for even smaller spaces. It’s an aesthetically pleasing way to store your extra toilet paper, with a door that keeps the rolls hidden from sight. Three little shelves can make a display of small items, like apothecary jars, a plant, or a candle.

40Use This Flameless Candle Diffuser To Add A Lovely Scent

If you can’t give up on your candles — but could give up the expense — this flameless candle is perfect for you. It looks like a typical candle, but is actually an essential oil diffuser that gives out a pleasant and subtle scent. The flame flickers realistically — you can even blow it out to turn it off — but there are no flames, ash, or smoke involved. Its rechargeable and the included oil blend burns for up to 200 hours.

41Enhance Ambiance With Farmhouse Chic Lanterns

If you’re a modern farmhouse enthusiast, these two lanterns have your number. Each one has an open design with an LED candle that’s battery operated with a realistic-looking flame. The lanterns are made of durable and high quality metal, and while you can hang them somewhere, they also look great on a shelf or in a fireplace.

42Add A Minimal Shelf To Your Charging Station

Take advantage of your outlets by making them even more functional with this outlet shelf. This can be placed over your existing wall switch plate and basically adds a tiny shelf above the outlet. This is perfect for stashing for items that are charging, like your phone, watch, or a small speaker.

43Add Slide-On Racks That Neatly Hold Mugs & More

Free up cabinet space and make it easy to grab your favorite mug with these convenient under-cabinet hooks. This three-pack is designed to slide over the cabinet or shelf, and you can use the adhesive to make sure it’s sturdy. Three hooks on each one allow for storage for at least nine mugs — and they can be used for any other item that hangs as well, whether that’s utensils, keys, or even sunglasses.

44Use This Beautiful Spoon Rest For Less Mess In The Kitchen

An easy way to make your home more expensive is making even mundane objects feel special. This ceramic spoon rest is a solid example. It features a beautiful blue and white pattern, with a heavy duty feel and functional shape and size. Use this by your stove, on your countertops, or near your coffee station to cut down on messes.

45Organize Bulky Hair Tools With This Sleek Bin

Hair styling tools like blow dryers or curling wands can take up an annoying amount of space in the bathroom and create a cluttered look. Avoid that with this hair tool organizer, which can be screwed or sticker-mounted (all included) to the inside of a cabinet door to save space. It has two stainless steel cups to safely stow your hot tools, as well as another compartment for hair brushes.

46Toss A Cozy Throw Blanket Over Your Couch

This budget-friendly throw blanket makes a stylish addition to your living room or bedroom. Made of super soft and fuzzy microfiber, this has an appealing waffle-like texture. It’s large enough to snuggle up in but also looks nice casually tossed over the sofa, and the contrasting color edge gives it an elevated look. Choose between six different colors.

47Warm Your Candles Under This Vintage-Inspired Lamp

This candle warmer lamp has to be the most aesthetically pleasing way to use candles ever. The light bulb inside warms up candle wax, giving off a more subtle scent than lighting the wick — this also means there is no flame or smoke to deal with. It has a pretty, vintage-inspired look, and you can change the color temperature and set it on a timer for easier use.

48Add A Sophisticated-Looking Mat To Your Desk

Create a more polished look in your home office or at your desk with this faux leather desk mat. Large enough to hold a keyboard or laptop, a mouse (it can act as a mouse pad), and other small accessories, it stylishly protects your desk. It’s easy to clean, has a nonslip rubber backing, and it’s available in 14 different colors and a variety of sizes.

49Use Contemporary Night-Lights For An Upscale Feel

These sleek black night lights have a modern look and feel, and offer three different color modes. They also have adjustable brightness, and the smart dusk-to-dawn sensor adjusts to the light conditions in the room — it also turns them on automatically at dusk and off at dawn.

50Opt For Elegance With Classic Candle Sconces

Something about decorating with candle sticks just feels elevated and sophisticated. These candle sconces make that easy, since they can be mounted to the wall anywhere you want (screws are included). Removable plates allow you to use either the taper or bowl holder, so you have options for your candles.

51Keep Cabinets Tidy With Stackable Baskets

This set of two stackable storage baskets make an excellent addition to any pantry or cabinet in need of a little organization. They can stack on top of each other to help you maximize space, and they’re ideal for storing produce, snacks, or even cleaning accessories. Wide openings allow you to easily access everything inside even when they’re stacked together.

52Use Drawer Dividers To Keep Even The Smallest Spaces Neat

Keep any drawer from becoming the dreaded jumbled junk drawer with these bamboo dividers. This set of four is adjustable and expandable, from 17.5 to 22 inches, with a sturdy feel and water-resistant finish. They can organize kitchen tools, art supplies, or dresser drawers, keeping items a little more organized and making it easier for you to find exactly what you’re looking for.

53Get Whimsical With This Adorable Planter

Not all of your decor has to feel ultra-refined — adding playful pieces can enhance the vibe, too. Take, for example, this cute planter, which has a little happy face on it and will make you smile every time you see it. This is small and ideal for a window frame, and is perfect for succulents and other small plants, real or fake.

54Hang Luxe White Towels In Your Bathroom

Nothing makes your bathroom look more inviting and put together like a set of matching white towels — and you don’t have to spend a lot to get them. This inexpensive towel set comes with six towels (two bath towels, two hand towels, and two wash cloths), all of which are made of soft and plush Turkish cotton. If white isn’t your thing, they’re available in 13 other colors.

55Add A Lint Bin To Keep Your Laundry Room Clean

An aesthetically pleasing laundry room (or space) means you need to keep things as clean and organized as possible, and that’s where this lint bin comes in. It’s designed to hold the lint from your dryer (which may encourage you to clean that out regularly), but it can also be used as a general trash bin if you’d like. The magnetic backing allows you to easily attach it to the side of your machine so it’s always within reach.

56Stay On Top Of Life With An Attractive Wooden Clock

Instead of relying on your phone for the time, adding a modern-looking clock to your home ups the luxury. This multifunctional digital clock has an attractive wooden design, and works fabulously as a dual alarm clock for busy mornings. It also tells you the temperature outside, and has fast charging capabilities for most smartphones.

57Get An IG-Worthy Laundry Room With A Bead Dispenser

You know those oddly appealing videos of influencers restocking their laundry rooms? That can be you with this laundry bead dispenser. This easily mounts to the wall, looks a lot better than a plastic bottle, and it can hold laundry beads or stain remover beads. Dispensing is mess-free and fast and the tranparent design allows you to see exactly how much you have.

58Make A Playful Statement With A Wavy Mirror

A wall mirror is a simple way to make any room look a little bit bigger — and this asymmetrical mirror adds an eye-catching decor element, too. The perfect size for a vanity or bathroom, it features a cloud-like design that’s just fun to look at. The smaller size makes it easy to mount on a wall or place on a vanity or tabletop.

59Add Ambiance With Soft Under-Cabinet Lights

The right lighting makes a big difference in your home, and these LED puck lights are a hassle-free way to add spotlighting where you need it. Thanks to an adhesive backing (or included screws), these are easy to install, and can be placed underneath cabinets, in the closet, or on bookshelves. A remote control allows you to set a timer, turn them on and off, and adjust color temperature and brightness.

60Hide Small Items With This Clever Book-Front Storage Box

This cleverly designed storage box looks like a set of books on your shelf, but actually has a hollow back where you can hide things you don’t want on display. This might be unattractive cords or wiring, routers, or even jewelry or cash. It looks cool and it’s helpful too, so makes a fun multipurpose piece for your home.